A French singing bird automaton, almost certainly by Bontems, c.1900, the bird with applied feathers and moving head, under a gilt-brass case on giltwood, going-barrel movement and birdsong, base, 50cm high, 24cm square at base Provenance: The...

A French singing bird automaton, almost certainly by Bontems, c.1900, the bird with applied feathers and moving head, under a gilt-brass case on giltwood, going-barrel movement and birdsong, ba... more »

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